David Leland
Highest Rated: 98% Mona Lisa (1986)
Lowest Rated: 20% Checking Out (1989)
Birthday: Apr 20, 1941
Birthplace: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
A former actor, David Leland began writing for the stage and TV in the 1970s. His British telefilm "Made in Britain" caught the attention of Neil Jordan who, in turn, hired Leland to work on the screenplay for Jordan's acclaimed "Mona Lisa" (1986). The following year, Leland wrote the script for Terry Jones' "Personal Services," based on the life of British madam Cynthia Payne. Payne's teenage years were the focus of Leland's feature directorial debut "Wish You Were Here" (also 1987), starring newcomer Emily Lloyd. For the latter, he received a British Academy Award for his script. Leland fared less well with his subsequent features the comedy "Checking Out" (1988) and "The Big Man/Crossing the Line" (1990). After an eight year absence, he returned to features as co-scripter and director of "The Land Girls" (1998), a smooth adaptation of a novel which told the story of English women who worked as farmers during WWII. David Leland died on December 24, 2023 at the age of 76.
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David Leland
Filmography
Movies
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Virgin Territory |
Ricciardo (Character), Director, Writer |
- | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Concert for George | Director | $131.0K | 2003 |
95% |
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Great Performances | Director | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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The White River Kid | Screenwriter | - | 1999 |
61% |
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The Land Girls |
Director, Screenwriter |
$213.9K | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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When Saturday Comes | Priest (Character) | - | 1995 |
43% |
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Crossing the Line | Director | $5.2K | 1990 |
20% |
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Checking Out | Director | $12.7K | 1989 |
85% |
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Wish You Were Here |
Director, Writer |
$161.4K | 1987 |
67% |
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Personal Services | Writer | - | 1987 |
98% |
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Mona Lisa | Screenwriter | $4.3M | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Made in Britain | Screenwriter | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gawain and the Green Knight | Humphrey (Character) | - | 1973 |
TV
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85% | 84% | The Borgias |
Director, Writer |
2012-2013 |
94% | 96% | Band of Brothers | Director | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronco | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1958 |